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❏ 7. Glue the pylon mount plate to the pylon. Hint:

Insert a pin through both sets of the dimples on the

pylon to set the pylon mount in the proper location.

Test fit the release mechanism and cut a notch in

the pylon to clear the manual release tab.

❏ 8. Drill a 1/8" hole in the pylon above the center

of the aft pylon mount plate so you can access the

#4 screw. Test fit the pylon to the wing. If the tanks

are to be releasable in flight and you have installed

a release cable, hook the system up and test its

operation (guidelines are provided with the

drop tanks).

❏ 9. Cut the Oil Cooler Shutters and the Super

Charger Exit along the cut lines. Test fit them to

the fuselage at their proper locations as indicated

on the plans. Hint: For a perfect fit, hold a piece of

220-grit sandpaper on the fuselage and sand the

pieces to the correct outline. After the model is

covered and it’s time to glue them on, hold the part

on the fuselage, trace around it with a felt tip pen,

remove the covering then glue it directly to the

exposed balsa wood.

INSTALL RECEIVER, SWITCH AND BATTERY

❏

1. After connecting the servos and switch harness

to the receiver, wrap it and the battery with

1/4"-1/2" foam rubber to protect them from vibration.

❏ 2. Install the battery and receiver in the

fuselage using your preferred method to secure

them in position.

❏ 3. If you didn’t make provisions for an antenna

tube during fuselage construction, insert the

receiver antenna into a “pushrod guide tube” (not

included) and tape it securely to the tube at the

exit point. Slide the tube into the rear of the

fuselage, then glue it in position with a few blobs of

silicone adhesive.

FINAL HOOKUPS AND CHECKS

❏ 1. Make sure the control surfaces move in the

proper direction as illustrated (see sketch below).

❏ 2. Adjust your pushrod hookups as necessary to

provide the proper control surface movements

as shown.

CONTROL SURFACE THROWS

We recommend the following control surface throws:

NOTE: Throws are measured at the widest part

of the elevators, rudder, and ailerons.

ELEVATOR: (High Rate) (Low Rate)

11/16” up 7/16” up

11/16” down 7/16” down

RUDDER: (High Rate) (Low Rate)

1-3/8” right 1” right

1-3/8” left 1” left

AILERONS: (High Rate) (Low Rate)

9/16” up 3/8” up

9/16” down 3/8” down

FLAPS: (Takeoff) (Landing)

7/8” down 2-1/8” down

TRIM MIXING

If your transmitter is programmable for Flap

to Elevator mixing we determined during our

flight tests that attitude control was slightly

smoother with 1/16” of down Elevator trim at full

Flaps.

NOTE: If your radio does not have “dual rates,”

then set up the control surfaces to move at the

high rate throws.

The balance and surface throws for this

aircraft have been extensively tested. We are

confident that they represent the settings at

which the P-47 flies best. Please set up your

aircraft to the specifications listed above. If,

after a few flights, you would like to adjust

the throws to suit your tastes, that is fine.

Most warbirds such as the P-47 have large

elevators and do not require much throw.

Too much throw can create unexpected

maneuvers, so remember... “more is

not better.”

CARBURETOR WIDE OPEN

NOSE WHEEL TURNS RIGHT

RUDDER MOVES RIGHT

LEFT AILERON MOVES DOWN

RIGHT AILERON MOVES UP

ELEVATOR MOVES UP

4-CHANNEL

TRANSMITTER

(STANDARD MODE 2)

4-CHANNEL RADIO SETUP

TRANSMITTER

4-CHANNEL

TRANSMITTER

4-CHANNEL

TRANSMITTER

4-CHANNEL

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